Top 10 infection control stories, Sept. 26-30

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Seattle-based University of Washington Medical Center, heater-cooler devices spreading infections and the risk of patient identification errors captured the attention of readers last week.

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The following are the 10 most-read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of Sept. 26, starting with the most popular.

1. UW Medical Center’s Legionnaires’ outbreak continues — 5th patient infected

2. All 9 heater-cooler devices at UW Medical Center test positive for Legionella: 6 things to know

3. Consumer Reports release new hospital C. diff prevention ratings: 2 highest, 19 lowest performing teaching hospitals

4. Missed pre-cleaning steps leaves 267 VA patients at risk for infection from scope

5. Nearly 800 infected in Ohio diarrheal disease outbreak

6. York Hospital identifies 4 more patients infected from heater-cooler devices

7. Virginia Mason regains full Joint Commission accreditation

8. Study: Risk of patient identification errors ‘ever present’

9. 6 things to know about flu vaccines — efficacy, supply and more

10. 50 hospitals with the lowest heart failure mortality rates

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